Selena was not about to let him beat her without retaliating. She pounced on him, and soon they were fighting viciously. Mr. Smith, being a man, had the upper hand. With everything that had gone wrong weighing heavily on him, he poured all his bottled-up frustration into the blows he rained down on Selena.
When it finally seemed they had both exhausted themselves, the house fell into an uneasy silence. They stayed on opposite sides of the living room, breathing heavily. Expensive jars lay shattered across the floor, home appliances were broken and scattered, and fragments littered every corner. Paintings worth millions had been torn to pieces by Selena.
Mr. Smith ignored the destruction. In his mind, the beating Selena had received was more than enough. She could burn the entire house down for all he cared. All that mattered was the company not ending up in Lena's hands, and he would do whatever it took to seize it. Even if it meant unaliving Lena. He didn't care anymore.
